Hey guys! Sorry for the long delay on this Ninja-ja update. We've decided that it would be good if I (Dan) learned a bit more programming in order to free up Sam so that he can focus more on PTD stuff. So these first few Ninja-ja updates will most likely be a bit smaller and take longer than expected but we'll catch up over time and make it worth your while!

The Android version of Ninja-ja is on hold for now. We know a lot of you are requesting it but it introduces some issues that we're still dealing with. We'll definitely be releasing it in the near future though and possibly for the iPhone as well.

We've got a lot of cool stuff planned for Ninja-ja and there's certainly a good amount of you interested in it so you can expect a lot more to come!

This time we'll be sending out an email to everyone that purchased Ninja-ja which will include a link to the Ninja-ja updates page. Here you'll be able to grab any version of the game including all future updates. If you don't get the email within a few days email me atdbell1984@gmail.com
Here are the current changes in this update:

@Anon 4:09 - It will have a little bit of a story mode, yes. The current setup is more along the lines of survival mode. We want to add some RPG type elements to it such as leveling, learning special moves, unlocking weapons, etc.

@Hiroran - Yeah, sorry about the delay. It'll get more on track as I get the hang of things.

@Anon 5:40 - Haha, thanks, it's not too bad really. It's more just me having to go through a bit of an initial learning curve is all. We appreciate it though! :)

Finally! I have been waiting for this update for sooooo long. I think that you guys should tone down PTD, as it is a pretty horrible game, to say the least. I think you should focus on Ninja-ja. It has been out for over 3 months, and you have only done two updates. On a bi-weekly game.

I have an idea. After the Elite Four, and we have access to all 151 pokemon, perhaps a bonus "challenge" set of levels are made which revolve around special levels based on the Orange Islands of the anime. Plus it'd give us more new levels to use the pokemon we gain later.

@Dan Take as long as you need to get it working, I like the game so far and I love PTD as well, I think they are both great games. I would rather have a great game that took time to release than a crappier game that comes out instantly.

Question about the new trading mechanism:will it still be possible for us to enter trading codes to get pokemon, even after the trading center is implemented? I'm using the trading codes as a sort of box to keep my selection screen less cluttered/to hold rare/shiny pokemon, but I'll have to bring them all back if the codes become unusable. As a related note, a "storage box" profile to hold pokemon would be a nice low-priority addition, since after the first 21 pokemon, it becomes hard to organize.

@Sam, Could you add in a feature to know were you got your pokemon, like through trade, weekly codes or caught; that way I could know which pokemon I got in a weekly code or caught myself. Thanks and great game!

@Sam, regarding the PTD update (trading being blocked, shiny Staryu) would it be possible to allow shiny staryu to be achieved in two/three profiles? I want to be able to have a shiny staryu and shiny starmie but without trading its not possible except two different profiles. Also was hearing rumors that starmie may be glitched with the ability to learn all TMs? Not sure about it though; haven't tested it.

sam & dan, actually is really hard to see shiny pokemons (specially certain pokemon shuch as ratatta). I can understand that if shiny pokemon are special one they shouldn't be shown frequently, but... what about increasing the number of waves & incoming pokemon in each wave??

This would certainly raise the game difficulty, and also the time taken to complete a level, but also would increase de chance of seeing shinies.

what about creating a new playing mode called "swarm mode"; a hard version of the game based on the advanced mode (attack base power balanced, tower health...) with his own archivements (shiny hunts obviously); and of course the double waves in each level and the double incoming pokemon in each wave??. In this mode, strategies based on STAB/attack&sp attack increase, and area damage moves would be neccesary to beat any story/challenge level.

BUG HEADS UPSmall one, but there nonetheless. Staryu isn't shown in my collection but Starmie is (because it evolved) I got it from the achievement #2 so I'll find the code for the normal staryu, but seems like an easy enough fix.

here's an idea for being able to switch moves easily in battle, basically have an optional widnwo that comes up from the bottonm of the screen with the 6 list of moves and are able to select em, it can be closed and opened at will for those who don't want it, just saves us moving around taking long to change the move

I've found a bug in the pokedex, when you evolve staryu in to starmie, staryu no longer appears in the pokedex, don't know if you wanted it this way or not but I though you should know.I love the game keep up the good work and take a break you deserve it.

@Sam maybe if you won the whole game you might unlock a mode what I like to call "Boss Blitz". It's where you battle each gym leader, Elite Four member and the Champion and between each opponent you get to switch pokemon from the Storage System. The prize would valuable like a Shiny Eevee. And none of the pokemon will be catchable.

umm dan could u deliver a meesage to sam???im wondering when the next level will come and same for the challenge mode levels.i havnt done mount moon2 on challenge of virmilleon city on story mode but i'd appreciate it if u at least did the updates for the new pokemon.All my biggest thanks sam and you too dan.oh and its good to hear your helping sam out dan.

I agree that security is something you should concern and obviously part of the game developing but make it so that we have to be online to play the game... I mean was bad enough to have that for the achievements, but whatever, we could play the game normaly and hope those shinies would jump when we were online, but like this... whats the point of having the game (exe) on your laptop or on your mobile phone to play? I mean on the way to work/school people can play on laptop without paying for internet, using their "spare" time to enjoy the game, but if we are restricted to when we are at home/work and we have stuff to do...Dunno if I made myself clear, but... =S (oh and if people forget to save its their problem, not your concern, what happened in the old days when you where playing your pokemon red/blue after 8h and you forgot to save/bateries ended? LOL there you go)

I am playing on a android with the ASK file and whenever I switch sound and fx on or off with the menu button in a level it freezes on me and has to be closed down to unfreeze. This is a very annoying glitch.

Hmm, there seems to be an error in the TM learn set for Starmie. It lists several moves twice (such as water gun, psychic, and double-edge) as well as moves that I don't think Starmie is meant to be able to learn (mega punch, seismic toss, dynamic punch, and possibly others).

SamI found a bug with the move smack down. If you use smack down on a flying type then the flying type is supposed to be able to be hit by ground moves. In the game smack down doesn't do that. Please fix.

@Sam I got the shiny hunter 1 acheivment on my first profile and on my second. I recieved the shiny onyx on the first but when I tryed to on the second profile, it said I already had recieved the prize.:( I hope you can fix.

@Sam or Dan i got the star wars achievement on my first and second profile.I received the shiny staryu on my first but on my second profile it says, "you have not meet the achievement requirements or you have already claimed this reward." :( please fix this.

Great game, but can you update newgrounds. The downloads and 'play PTD' tab don't work for me so I always have to wait a day later (I'm from the UK) to get the update when it comes to newgrounds! How long does it take to update each site?

Another APK glitch keeps happening to me. Some moves sounds occasionally come through even with the music and FX muted. This didn't happen till update 3.1.5 and neither did the glitch with it freezing after turning the sound on or off by using the menu button in the level. Only level I have tested on so far is route 5. Btw I am on a droid 2 global w/ android 2.2 for reference cause that might matter in the glitch happening

Hey Sam I have asked this question over and over can you have a look at this:

When you go to the select your pokemon screen and you realise you don't want this level you hit back and it sends you to the chapter select screen instead to the chapter you were on please can you look into this. amazing game by the way:)

hey sam i think there's a glitch for the staryu's (shiny and non shiny) ... once you evolve them they dissapear from your collection, i had to get a normal one again from the code for it to be in the collection again

Sam, I just found a glitch. When my Poliwrath uses Dynamic Punch, it doesn't display the damage he is doing and do have the damage text set to on. Just wanted to bring this to your attention...good luck with the great games.

@Justin Welch If we keep getting new Pokemon, there won't be any left for future updates. Plus, more than half the Pokemon you mentioned are caught in the Safari Zone, which is several gyms away. Use your head a bit.

@XtremevillainDunno about you, but I'm grinding Pikachus/Raichus up to level 40 at Route 5.Oh, and I'm forcing my Growlithe to use Helping Hand to make all of my Pokémon stronger. I'm hoping that'll work.

Hi Sam hope you coould create a level or a cave where the fossils are introduced and maybe be available to get one.Also add diferent types of stages not only caves and routes. for exampol:power plant ice caves something like that

Xtreme- I got by with a wigglytuff (thunderbolt) venasaur (petal dance) arcanine (bite) I'd advise using a raichu for the STAB on thunderbolt instead of wigglytuff, but I got lucky my first try, and it paralyzed starmie the first hit which slowed itdown enough to keep getting hit by super effective moves. I'd also advise using crunch instead of bite since it's stronger just to be extra sure lol hope this helps

when are you going to make multiplayer. is it going to be a battle from people around the world. You should make it like we pick what pokemon to use and its a battleground, we pick what pokemon we want to use and you get to make ure own trainer. The trainer should chuck a pokeball like in the original pokemon games. you get to choose what pokemon you want to use and the pokemon with the highest speed gets to go first and attack. it should be very easy to kill pokemon that is a low level but it should be harder to kill pokemon with a higher level.

oh and sam its good to hear about the tower hp bar i guess.it would make the game more exciting.i also have a question.Does recoil moves make your pokemon faint and return to storage like selfdesruct and explosion?

I found a couple of bugs with helping hand. If you evolve a pokmon with helping hand status then it keeps the stat upgrades but loses the red color. also when you use thunderbolt the pokemon using it loses the red color. Also not sure if this was intended or not: the pokemon that use physical attacks lose the red color while attacking. THANKS!

I used Alakazam and venosaur, and then pidgeot to do whirldwind. The last starmie is the easiest this way, because the pidgeot will always atack him. The other starmis are harder because sometimes pidgeot will whirldwind the other pokemons. I think you can change alakazam with raichu/pika and it will be even better.

HEEEELLLLLPPPPP!!!!! Please reply.I got both staryu and shiny staryu, evolved them both into starmie and both staryu disappeared from the pokedex. I got another staryu through the code, but couldn't get another shiny one as I'd already done the acheivement. Please fix this! :'(

extremevillain try using a pidgeot with whirlwing at the bottom and it just keeps getting sent back to the start with raichu in the middle and venusaur at the top. Killed starmie easily 3 times in 1 match.

I accidentally got Shiny Staryu on an older version of my account on your main site, and I want to trade it to my more updated account on newgrounds where I have already gotten my Shiny Onix. However, trading is down/being updated. Will I be able to eventually trade my Shiny Staryu to myself after the update?

I have a bug report. My brother and I are playing on the same computer with different profiles, and I have completed both of the "My Achievements" challenges. My brother's profile says he has completed both of them also even though he hasn't. He defeated a Starmie and tried to get his reward, but it said he could not because "You have not meet (met*) the achievement requirements or you have already claimed this reward." Even though both of the challenges said he had everything.

hey sam people might think im a hacker but im not. Actually asked my friends in FB (about a 150 friends play your game, man u r famous) and they dont like what u r doing. most of them are complaining about that you will have to be online to save( i dont like it either because i play this on my laptop and i dont usually have time to play at home. i just save when im online, but i play off line). some of my friends say that without hacks the game will be boring( i dont agree with them). i think they say that because most of them dont have that much time to play ( like me, but i dont hack) so they use hacks to keep up. i think you might loose some people with that new security stuff. but dont worry you will never loose me because as my nickname says im "a true fan"( actually you might loose me if you do something REALLY stupid like making this game P2P but you havent done that yet so im happy)

Be carefull because i think your security plan might backfire and it will make you loose lots of players.

Sam Idk if you implemented the autosave feature yet but if you have...Thank you so much. If not It was pure luck. My computer crashed and I was in the middle of the game and when it booted back it loaded all of my stats, etc. that I had when I was playing the game

"a true fan" why don't you call yourself "a true hacker"?, obviously you don't agree the online save cause you know it will finish off most of the hack & traps that player usually use on the game (but unfortunetly not all because there are always people that discovers how to hack "unhackable" games).

Unless these game become a pay game, i won't leave it because it's amazing!!!

hey sam i gotta say i grew out of pokemon years ago. so now its safe to say i think its stupid (not tryin to insult anyone who likes it). despite my feelings for pokemon i love tower defense games and you got yourself a golden one. i dont know how you did it but you got me addicted to a pokemon game

@Sam A couple comments/questions/suggestions 1) An idea for the HM Cut is that when on a level with bushes or tall grass you use cut on that bush/grass to reveal a TM or if eggs are implemented then use an egg or use that to implement eggs but once you do it once you can't do it again 2) Do you think that next FRI-Sun an update will come out 3) YOUR GAME IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey Sam I have a question about Classic mode. I read through the comments on the last post and didn't find an answer to this though some people asking the same, so do you think you could clarify in your next blog post?

The question is will you get more reward/unlocks for playing Normal mode vs Classic(Easy mode)? Lots of games have things that are locked on the easiest difficulties forcing you to play the harder ones to unlock better items and such so just curious if you'll be implementing that.

great job sam i have a idea what about when you capture a new pokemon or your evolves, like a pokedex why dont you put a lil info text about the pokemon i know people would love to know about them i hope i help anthony hanford, california

For all those people who talk about how Sam will run out of pokemon understand that in the games Staryu, Shellder, and other water pokemon can be obtained in these areas through fishing and surfing. Although Sam should release these moves and items through a challenge level or something. (Like if we can stop multiple lv. 36 Onix's with certain pokemon that are weak we get a better rod or surf). Just wanted to state that Staryu and Shellder ARE obtainable in the area we are in!

hey samwith the new trade center will i still be able to juggle pokemon back and forth between profiles because i have i guess what you would call a main account but since its a red version i still need to find shinies exclusive to blue. so i put some of my best pokemon on my second profile. will i be able to get those back to my main account or am i just screwed.